Boss Mark Applegarth joked nobody knew the team song after jubilant Wakefield finally won for the first time in 17 games.
Trinity had not tasted victory in TEN months, were down to 12 men and missing a dozen first-team regulars. But Super League’s bottom side still had enough to see off dismal Leeds who sagged embarrassingly in the Belle Vue sun. Rookie chief Applegarth took over in the autumn so this was his first success as a head coach with Wakefield's last victory coming under Willie Poching in August.
But he said: “We’ve said all along it’s not about me, it’s about the side. I’m just really chuffed. People have been questioning team spirit and the players have answered a few today. When we went down to 12 it could be easy to roll over and think ‘here we go’ but they dug in. I’m more proud than anything.
